Information about #338080 color

#338080 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#338080 falls into the Cyan Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(51, 128, 128) — 20% red, 50.2% green, 50.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 30 / 0 / 0 / 50. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #338080 reads as a pleasantly vivid aqua cyan and occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Expect to see shades like this in balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Greenish Blue (#307D7E). Slightly further away sit Donovan Busha Blue (#327B7F) and Celadon Green (#2F847C).

Technically, the mix leans on its green channel (rgb(51, 128, 128)), which gives #338080 its character. On this background, white text reaches a 4.6:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 4.5:1. #338080 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#338080 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#338080 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #338080

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#338080
  • RGB51, 128, 128
  • CMYK30, 0, 0, 50
  • CSSrgb(51, 128, 128)
  • HSL180°, 43%, 35%
  • HSL Precise180°, 43.017%, 35.098%
  • HSV180°, 60%, 50%
  • HSB180°, 60%, 50%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.200
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.502
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.502
  • GLSLvec3(0.200, 0.502, 0.502)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.200, 0.502, 0.502, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.200, 0.502, 0.502)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB20%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB50.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB50.2%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID338080
  • DECIMAL ID3375232
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01